Books & Manuscripts

Books & Manuscripts

John Woodhouse Audubon: The California Gray Squirrel

The Audubon name is synonymous with art of the natural world. Most renowned for his iconic Birds of America, master …

Maps & Atlases

Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books: December 2020 Highlights

At Auction December 17, 2020 Previewing by Appointment Only Through Wednesday, December 16 Maps Atlases & Books …

19th & 20th Century Literature

Autographs by Washington, Hamilton & Hancock Bring Top Prices in November 2020 Sale of Fine Books & Manuscripts

Jane Austen Leads Fine Books & Manuscripts at Swann Our Tuesday, November 17, 2020, sale of Fine Books & Man…

Autographs

The Voice & Hand of Frederick Douglass

One’s handwriting is unique unto oneself. For some, the style can remain consistent throughout the years. For …

Monster Mash: Five Famous Monster Books to Collect

October brings out the inner ghoul in all of us. Our Literature Specialist, John Larson, compiled a fantasy starter …

Books & Manuscripts

Fine Books & Manuscripts: November 2020 Highlights

Featuring Major Works by Jane Austen & Charles Dickens, Autographs & Manuscript Items from John Hancock, I…

Focus On Women

Collection Spotlight: Evelyne Daitz, Trailblazing Photography Gallerist

Evelyne Daitz helped to set the foundation for the market and pioneered the ways in which the medium is still consid…

Books & Manuscripts

Early Printed Books: Fall 2020 Auction Highlights

Early Printed Books, at auction October 27, 2020, featuring sought-after early imprints, incunabula, North American …

Books & Manuscripts

Register for the Legendary Catskill Mountain House Brings $45k in our Fall 2020 Sale of Americana

Our Thursday, September 24, 2020 sale of Printed & Manuscript Americana brought an 82% sell-through rate by lot,…

Books & Manuscripts

Happening October 5: Reading and Q&A With ‘Dark Archives’ Author Megan Rosenbloom

Join Us October 5, 2020 at 7PM ET for a fascinating, terrifying look at the rarest books―bound in human skin―and the…

American Art

Historic Coastal Artist Colonies of Northeastern America

Each summer, tourists, some of them artists, flocked to Northeastern coastal havens to cure urban fatigue, become cl…

Printed & Manuscript Americana

The First Feature Film Shot in Alaska: The Chechahcos

You may never have wondered about the birth of the Alaskan film industry. The first Hollywood film studio was launch…